Candice Bergen plays a nervous thriller writer spending a night alone at a beach house after making her first public appearance in five years. She runs across an intruder, a young man who worships her, followed by a cop who comes to arrest the kid. Someone is out to get her, although it isn't clear who until the end. Her husband is on his way to the house as she tries to sort out who's who and what's what. Bergen is OK as a nervous Nelly, and the kid (played by Bug Hall) is pretty entertaining. Aussie actor Bryan Brown as the cop and Michael Murphy as the husband round out the cast of this telepicture based on an Ira Levin play. A good one for a slow Saturday night. Its release date (2003) ensures much use of cell phones, which is a good thing, because the story otherwise could just as easily be taking place in 1950..
11 Reviews
Another chapter with similar verses.
michaelRokeefe14 October 2003
Tense drama of life imitating art. A popular suspense novelist(Candice Bergen)with a myriad of phobias is terrorized when a couple of strangers appear at her isolated beach house. Murder is the theme and it takes big time nerve and little savvy to survive. Bryan Brown as well as Bergen are tremendous and believable. Also in the cast are Bug Hall and Michael Murphy. Very good for a made-for-TV movie. Kudos to Christopher Franke for the mood setting musical background.
chilling (Contains spoilers)
vchimpanzee13 October 2003
Warning: Spoilers
Daisy Lowendahl is the author of a series of books about a female James Bond. When she makes her first public appearance in five years at the premiere of her latest movie about one of her novels, she is threatened by a man in the audience who says someone copied the crime in one of her novels, resulting in the death of someone close to him.
Though shaken up by the experience, Daisy still returns alone to her isolated home, only to find no lights and no dog. She calls her husband on the cell phone, but there seems to be terror around every corner, behind every door. Meanwhile, on the news, a man has been beaten up, and his green pickup with lots of bumper stickers has been stolen. Daisy soon finds herself in what seems like a real-life version of one of her novels. What follows is a series of twists and turns that will keep surprising right to the very end. The VERY end.
Candice Bergen was great. Her character was quite neurotic, but she also showed a great deal of confidence when the time came to be really scared. Later, she seemed no more frightened than the average person. She also went through a period of seeming borderline insane. Bryan Brown was quite good, too, going through numerous changes as the movie progressed. The music was quite effective in establishing tension, even when it seemed everything was all right. Sometimes the music turned positively otherworldly.
This was good. I don't like movies like this to be TOO scary.
Possible Spoilers:
The lights worked. There was just a bulb loose. But there was a young obsessed fan (Bug Hall) hiding in a closet. A cop with a British accent (Bryan Brown) showed up soon after that, saying that Daisy's husband called him.
DEFINITE SPOILERS:
Everything seemed all right, and the cop let the boy go. Daisy has observed, though, that he doesn't seem much like a cop. And the boy got in a green pickup with lots of bumper stickers ...
SURPRISE ENDING!!!!!!!
You didn't think we were going to forget the man from the theater?
Though shaken up by the experience, Daisy still returns alone to her isolated home, only to find no lights and no dog. She calls her husband on the cell phone, but there seems to be terror around every corner, behind every door. Meanwhile, on the news, a man has been beaten up, and his green pickup with lots of bumper stickers has been stolen. Daisy soon finds herself in what seems like a real-life version of one of her novels. What follows is a series of twists and turns that will keep surprising right to the very end. The VERY end.
Candice Bergen was great. Her character was quite neurotic, but she also showed a great deal of confidence when the time came to be really scared. Later, she seemed no more frightened than the average person. She also went through a period of seeming borderline insane. Bryan Brown was quite good, too, going through numerous changes as the movie progressed. The music was quite effective in establishing tension, even when it seemed everything was all right. Sometimes the music turned positively otherworldly.
This was good. I don't like movies like this to be TOO scary.
Possible Spoilers:
The lights worked. There was just a bulb loose. But there was a young obsessed fan (Bug Hall) hiding in a closet. A cop with a British accent (Bryan Brown) showed up soon after that, saying that Daisy's husband called him.
DEFINITE SPOILERS:
Everything seemed all right, and the cop let the boy go. Daisy has observed, though, that he doesn't seem much like a cop. And the boy got in a green pickup with lots of bumper stickers ...
SURPRISE ENDING!!!!!!!
You didn't think we were going to forget the man from the theater?
Something is lacking here
chimecinder30 December 2006
I was really disappointed in this movie. Most thrillers will spend the first hour developing the characters, involving you in their story so when they are in danger you are frightened for them. You truly care for them and feel for what they go through. But not in this movie. Before the first hour is over, our heroine is already fighting for her life, and it would appear the story is about to come to an end. There was no real developing of a plot, and it made me think the writers were in the hall closet writing it as we watched. It feels rushed, and when we do meet the killer, we feel short changed.
Candice Bergen should stick to comedy. She is not interesting in the role of victim, but comes across as bland, boring. I was actually rooting for the killer at times. There is way too much dialog at times and no one seems to know how to dial 911. It is not a movie I would recommend if you are looking for an on-the-edge-of-your-seat type thriller.
Candice Bergen should stick to comedy. She is not interesting in the role of victim, but comes across as bland, boring. I was actually rooting for the killer at times. There is way too much dialog at times and no one seems to know how to dial 911. It is not a movie I would recommend if you are looking for an on-the-edge-of-your-seat type thriller.
Not great, even not for a tv-movie.
deloudelouvain28 December 2020
Footsteps is made for television. It's a tv-movie and it shows. Not that all tv-movies are bad, far from that, but this one just is. The story is just boring, the movie contains a lot of scenes where you roll your eyes, the kind of scenes where bad decisions are so obvious they become annoying to watch and bring down the quality of a story. The cast wasn't awful, just average. Candice Bergen should stick with Murphy Brown, that suits her more.
good TV movie with Candice Bergen
blanche-210 December 2011
Candice Bergen plays an author recovering from a nervous breakdown in "Footsteps," a 2003 TV movie based on a play by Ira Levin.
Bergen is Daisy, a popular author making her first public appearance in a long time. She has just killed off a major character who has appeared in many books. A man screaming at her about this from the back of the hall unnerves her. She has decided to face her fears and spend the night in her beach house alone, as her husband is away - during the film, she has a series of phone calls with him. When she arrives there after the Q&A, she can't find her dog and a fan (Bug Hall) has broken into her house. He assures her he's not there to hurt her. He seems to know everything about her; afraid, Daisy keeps ordering him to get out.
The police arrive at the behest of her husband in the form of Bryan Brown, his "Thorn Birds" days long behind him He manages to get the fan out of the house and agrees to wait with her until her dog is returned - it's been picked up by the pound. As time goes on, Daisy realizes he's not a cop. Who is he? And did someone send him? This is a good, atmospheric TV movie. It's somewhat derivative and somehow it never really scared me, but the performances are good and there are suspenseful moments. I had one problem. I won't give anything away but at a certain point, one of the characters suffers a horrific injury to his hand. A towel is wrapped around it and the individual goes on as if nothing has happened. To which I say, give me a break. The pain had to be unendurable.
You're not really sure what's going to happen in the end, so you'll have to make your own decision.
Bergen is Daisy, a popular author making her first public appearance in a long time. She has just killed off a major character who has appeared in many books. A man screaming at her about this from the back of the hall unnerves her. She has decided to face her fears and spend the night in her beach house alone, as her husband is away - during the film, she has a series of phone calls with him. When she arrives there after the Q&A, she can't find her dog and a fan (Bug Hall) has broken into her house. He assures her he's not there to hurt her. He seems to know everything about her; afraid, Daisy keeps ordering him to get out.
The police arrive at the behest of her husband in the form of Bryan Brown, his "Thorn Birds" days long behind him He manages to get the fan out of the house and agrees to wait with her until her dog is returned - it's been picked up by the pound. As time goes on, Daisy realizes he's not a cop. Who is he? And did someone send him? This is a good, atmospheric TV movie. It's somewhat derivative and somehow it never really scared me, but the performances are good and there are suspenseful moments. I had one problem. I won't give anything away but at a certain point, one of the characters suffers a horrific injury to his hand. A towel is wrapped around it and the individual goes on as if nothing has happened. To which I say, give me a break. The pain had to be unendurable.
You're not really sure what's going to happen in the end, so you'll have to make your own decision.
Loved it!!!
jtindahouse29 June 2006
I found myself constantly trying to find something wrong with this film through the duration of it because I knew better than to be liking it so much - but i couldn't help it. I kept thinking that with some decent actors this script had great potential. It did of course have its typical t.v movie flaws but you learn to except those eventually. I must admit the one let down I will stick with is the not so brilliant title. It's really got nothing to do with the film and it certainly doesn't make you say "I need to watch this film."
The twists and turns this movie take will keep you on edge right to the last shot. I even loved the last scene so much it took this from an 8 to a 9 so stay tuned right until the end credits flash up.
The twists and turns this movie take will keep you on edge right to the last shot. I even loved the last scene so much it took this from an 8 to a 9 so stay tuned right until the end credits flash up.
Great movie
dontask18 December 2003
As a big Candice Bergen fan i was looking forward to see this movie. And i wasn´t disappointed, this was a very interesting movie. It´s the kind of movie that you don´t know how it´s gonna end until the last minute, and you don´t trust anyone. Candice Bergen´s performance was amazing and so was Bug Hall´s and Bryan Brown´s. I hope this movie comes out on VHS or DVD but in the mean time I recommend anyone who likes suspense to catch this one on tv.
OKAY *May Contain Spoilers*
Chrissy_Snow23 November 2003
Warning: Spoilers
Okay. This movie is a pretty good TV movie considering what else is out there. It's a good story about a woman who has phobias that is living in a beach house for a little bit and and a mysterious wonder that is a stalker type fan , and a so called cop have wondered on to ther property. The cop tells her a deep secret about her and her family. Anyway just like any good crime movie it solved by the end and all ends well. I would give it a 7/10 for great acting performances. Or a A. If you like crime movies you might wanna see this movie
Pretty Good
Brigid38212 October 2003
I thought this movie was really good especially considering that there were only about 4 main characters in the entire movie. I really wanted to see this movie because of Bug Hall. Who by the way was totally HOT in this movie. I think he's a really good actor and is totally underrated. The guy who played Eddie did a pretty good job too. In all this movie could have been better, as most movies could, but it's not a bad way to spend 2 hours. Very entertaining.
Great suspense filled atmospheric thriller
jldeguiseppe19 August 2022
This is a great suspense filled atmospheric thriller, that has all elements to make a great movie. Great acting, great story, great locations and keeps you on edge of your seat til end with a surprise ending. I liked it so much I bought it on dvd. Highly recommended.
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